Hybrid Locomotive Waste Heat Recovery System (L-WHRS) Safety and Field Demonstration

Details

• Creators:
  Filippone, Claudio ; Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Creators:
  Thermadynamics Rail, LLC ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Locomotives
  • Rolling stock
  • Waste heat utilization
  • Thermal efficiency
  • Fuel consumption
  • Emissions reduction
  • Energy storage systems
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation equipment
  • augmented power generation
  • Decarbonization
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-22/38
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  September 27, 2018–December 31,2021
• Contracting Officer:
  Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  ThermaDynamics Rail LLC (TDR) developed the Locomotive-Waste Heat Recovery Systems (L-WHRS) formed by high-pressure heat exchangers coupled to a closed-loop Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC). The L-WHRS can be configured to be non-invasively retrofitted onto different types of locomotive engines to recover and convert locomotive waste thermal energy into conditioned, pollutant-free, electrical power. Under the sponsorship of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), TDR successfully completed a series of demonstration phases that increased the technology readiness level to a full-scale operational system. Full-scale L-WHRS testing involved static tests using simulator and dynamic over-the-road locomotive tests under various operational conditions. This report describes the design and testing of the L-WHRS electrical system configured to supply electric power to selected locomotive electrical loads and to an advanced Energy Storage System (ESS). These tests demonstrated feasibility to utilize the L-WHRS as an electric generator that can simultaneously supply power to the ESS and locomotive electrical loads.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ618C000018
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64785/dot_64785_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.80 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:eb0de802a606a044b2123d1cf564894981f60c64b8b0cab3c48ba4f200a26590